Example Sentences

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That’s what happens when a team is grinding toward its first English Premier League title in 22 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Production across the economy is grinding to a halt.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

President Volodymyr Zelensky said the latest bombardment undermined peace efforts and urged his allies to step up pressure on Moscow to end the war, which is grinding towards its fourth-year anniversary.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

But that doesn’t mean the fight is grinding to a halt.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2022

The steps of the passers-by sound through the languid September air; an Italian hurdy-gurdy is grinding out the lullaby from "Trovatore," sleepy and sentimental.

From 'O Thou, My Austria!' by Schubin, Ossip